German

Noun

Bambus m ‎(genitive Bambusses, plural Bambusse)

1. bamboo

Declension

Czech

Noun

bambus m

1. bamboo

Derived terms

• bambusový

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು ‎(bambu).

Noun

bambus c (singular definite bambussen, plural indefinite bambusser)

1. bamboo

Declension

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು ‎(bambu).

Noun

bambus n (genitive singular bambus, uncountable)

1. bamboo

Declension

Derived terms

• bambustráða f

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpampʏs/

Noun

bambus m ‎(genitive singular bambuss, no plural)

1. bamboo

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Via Dutch

Noun

bambus m ‎(definite singular bambusen, indefinite plural bambuser, definite plural bambusene)

1. bamboo

Derived terms

• bambusrør
• bambusskudd

References

• “bambus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Via Dutch

Noun

bambus m ‎(definite singular bambusen, indefinite plural bambusar, definite plural bambusane)

1. bamboo

References

• “bambus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology 1

Borrowing from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು ‎(bambu).

Pronunciation

Noun

bambus m inan

1. bamboo (plant)
2. wood of the bamboo plant

Declension

Etymology 2

From the protagonist of the children's poem Murzynek Bambo by Julian Tuwim.

Noun

bambus m anim

1. (ethnic slur) coon, nigger

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

bambus

1. plural of bambu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು ‎(bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎmbus/
• Hyphenation: bam‧bus

Noun

bàmbus m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̀мбус)

1. bamboo (plant)

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು ‎(bambu).

Noun

bambus m ‎(genitive singular bambusu, nominative plural bambusy, declension pattern of dub)

1. bamboo

Declension

Derived terms

• bambusový

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bambus, from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಮ್ಬು ‎(bambu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbáːmbus/
• Tonal orthography: bȃmbus

Noun

bámbus m inan ‎(genitive bámbusa, nominative plural bámbusi)

1. bamboo

Declension